33772 W 8500 S

A cabin on nearly 10 acres of old-growth pinion and juniper, priced under $150,000, with the sale covering two parcels instead of one. It is close to a maintained county road despite the unpaved approach, and it sits near Starvation Lake rather than in the middle of nowhere.

The land and setting

The 9.9 acres combine two parcels, numbered 00-0014-1717 and 00-0014-1725, sold together as one purchase. The listing notes the per-square-foot figure on the MLS is calculated wrong because it does not reflect the full 9.9 acres.

The ground is old-growth pinion and juniper, hilly and wooded, and the listing describes the lot as private. It sits on the west side of the bridge over Starvation Lake, and the access road is unpaved but connects to a maintained county road within a few feet, so the drive in is short even though the last stretch is dirt.

There is no well or water line to the cabin. Water has to be hauled in, and the listing points to a watering station about five minutes east as the nearest fill point. There are 11 total parking spaces on the property, including a carport and open RV parking, so hauling a water tank or trailer in is workable.

The house

The cabin is 868 square feet, built in 1986, spread across a main floor and a loft. The main floor holds a living room, kitchen, one bedroom, and a combined bath and laundry room. The loft has room for two or three beds and dressers, which is where the second bedroom count comes from.

Heat comes from a wall furnace and wood, backed by a wood-burning stove with fireplace equipment included in the sale. Flooring is carpet and linoleum, and the windows have drapes. There is no basement. Electricity is available on site, but the listing gives no further detail on the service.

The sale includes the dryer, washer, refrigerator, free-standing range, the wood stove, and the storage sheds already on the property. Outbuildings include a storage shed in addition to the cabin itself.

The loft itself is partly unfinished framing in places, with plywood stacked and visible roof structure rather than closed-in walls throughout. That matches the price: this is a working cabin, not a finished second home, and the photos show storage, tools, and a utility vehicle parked on the property alongside the living spaces.

Parking is generous for a property this size. The listing counts 11 total spaces, with one carport space and 10 uncovered, plus open RV access. That matters here specifically because water has to be hauled in by vehicle, and because a property with an unimproved road benefits from room to turn around or park equipment without blocking the drive.

The facts

What to know before you call

This suits someone set on hauling their own water, not someone looking for a turnkey cabin. There is no well, no public water line, and the listing is direct that water has to be brought in every time. The nearest fill point is about five minutes away, which is workable but is still a chore, not a convenience.

The listing is cash only, so financing contingencies are off the table. The road in is unimproved, which matters more in winter than summer, though the drive to a maintained county road is short.

The sale price covers two separate parcels, not one, which is part of why the acreage runs to 9.9 rather than a single smaller lot. Buyers should confirm with the agent how the two parcel numbers divide the land before closing.

Tax records show the assessed value and the tax bill have both been falling the past three years rather than climbing, from $886 in 2023 down to $668 in 2025. That is unusual for rural land right now and worth asking the county about directly rather than assuming it continues.

The cabin suits recreation or seasonal use as much as full-time living, and the listing frames it that way. Anyone planning to live here year-round should plan around the hauled water and the wood heat before anything else, since neither is a minor adjustment compared to a home on a well and a furnace.

Two other properties worth a look if hauled water or cash-only terms don’t rule this out: an off-grid log cabin on 1.75 acres in Reliance, Tennessee, listed at the same $150,000 price point, and a dry cabin on five acres in Minnesota that runs on the same no-well, no-septic setup. The full current lineup is on the properties page.

Susan Hamilton at Freedom Realty Corporation handles showings at 435-738-3000. For more listings like this one, the Monday email covers new cabins and acreage as they come up.